Nearest-color comparison

Burgundy vs Barn Red

Burgundy #800020 vs Barn Red #7C0A02: RGB distance 31.9 and contrast 1.02:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.

Burgundy and Barn Red are related but distinguishable, with an RGB distance of 31.9. Burgundy is lighter by 0.0018, and Burgundy is more saturated by 3 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.02:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Burgundy#800020

Barn Red#7C0A02

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Burgundy and Barn Red across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance31.9

Pair contrast1.02:1

Luminance delta0.0018

Hue delta341 deg

Lighter colorBurgundy

More saturatedBurgundy

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

red color

Burgundy

Burgundy is #800020, a warm red with hue 345°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.0469. Beside Barn Red, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 10.84:1.

HEX#800020 RGB128, 0, 32 HSL345, 100, 25 CMYK0, 100, 75, 50 Luminance0.0469 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

red color

Barn Red

Barn Red is #7C0A02, a warm red with hue 4°, saturation 97% and luminance 0.0451. Beside Burgundy, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 11.04:1.

HEX#7C0A02 RGB124, 10, 2 HSL4, 97, 25 CMYK0, 92, 98, 51 Luminance0.0451 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Burgundy or Barn Red

Choose BurgundyChoose Burgundy when the design calls for balanced red color at #800020, with warm temperature and 25% HSL lightness.

Choose Barn RedChoose Barn Red when #7C0A02, its balanced red character, or its 25% HSL lightness is the closer match.

Use togetherTreat them as tonal alternatives or adjacent palette steps, not as text and background. Their contrast is only 1.02:1. They share balanced tone characteristics.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyBurgundyBarn Red

HEX#800020#7C0A02

RGB128, 0, 32124, 10, 2

HSL345, 100, 254, 97, 25

CMYK0, 100, 75, 500, 92, 98, 51

FamilyRedRed

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneBalancedBalanced

Luminance0.04690.0451

Black contrast1.94:11.9:1

White contrast10.84:111.04:1

Shared tonesBalanced

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Burgundywhite text - 10.84:1

Barn Redwhite text - 11.04:1

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Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Burgundy#800020

Barn Red#7C0A02

#DB0037#DB0037

#D81103#D81103

#008060#008060

#02757E#02757E

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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      "label": "white text",
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    },
    "description": "Burgundy is #800020, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Barn Red, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/burgundy/",
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  },
  {
    "slug": "barn-red",
    "name": "Barn Red",
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      10,
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    },
    "description": "Barn Red is #7C0A02, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Burgundy, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/barn-red/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/barn-red.json"
  }
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Differences

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  "contrastRatio": 1.02,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 341,
    "saturation": 3,
    "lightness": 0
  },
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  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "balanced"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Burgundy",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Burgundy"
}

Accessibility

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  "pairContrastRatio": 1.02,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Burgundy",
      "background": "#800020",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 10.84
    },
    {
      "color": "Barn Red",
      "background": "#7C0A02",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 11.04
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseFirstWhen": "Burgundy is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #800020.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Barn Red is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #7C0A02.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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Full JSON dataset

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